A bill to extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was enacted as:
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Udall Questions GAO, Administration Witnesses on High Risk Designation for Indian Programs”
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Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM, 2009-2020]
on May 17, 2017
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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Apr 2, 2014
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1074 (113th). |
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Mar 18, 2015
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 465 (114th). |
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Mar 21, 2017
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Introduced
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May 10, 2017
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Considered by Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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May 17, 2017
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Ordered Reported
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May 17, 2017
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Identical Bill —
Passed House (Senate next)
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 984 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 691 (115th). |
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Jun 28, 2017
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Reported by Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
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Jan 11, 2018
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Identical Bill —
Passed Senate
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 984 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 691 (115th). |
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Jan 29, 2018
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Identical Bill —
Enacted — Signed by the President
This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 984 (115th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 691 (115th). |
S. 691 (115th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 691. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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